Middle English trouth continues Old English trēowþ.
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trouth
truth, troth, pledged fidelity
OPEN NODE 709 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · faith loyalty truthtrēowþ
faith, loyalty, fidelity, truth
OPEN NODE 700 ↗01
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Truth, faith, and pledged fidelity remain joined before later lexical specialization.
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Troth — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: Middle English trouth from Old English trēowth
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explicitly supplies the English continuity.
Betroth — American Heritage Dictionarytrouth from Old English trēowth
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the inherited lexical member.
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